mystery signature

[Ian Marotto]

This has been a mystery signature for quite a while any ideas?

here are a couple of examples

http://www.militaria-lexikon.de/katalog/wk...urkunden43.html

Thanks

Ian

[Ian Marotto]

This has been a mystery signature for quite a while any ideas?

here are a couple of examples

http://www.militaria-lexikon.de/katalog/wk...urkunden43.html

Thanks

Ian

[Guest Rick Research]

Luckily for your sanity that is a nice clear legible signature of

Generalmajor (1.2.41) Friedrich Herrlein, born 27 April 1889 in Ehrenbreitstein, alive in 1958. Army 3.3.11 on

Yes, Generalmajor

Oh, it says "General der Infanterie" doesn't it?

Wellllllll, there is indeed a GOOD reason for that:

Herr Herrlein (whose brother the doctor discovered the fracture named after him )

held the position "General der Infanterie bei Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres" AS successively a Generalmajor and (1.9.42) Generalleutnant, per Keilig holding this staff JOB (not the rank, despite being the same words as the rank) from 15 February 1942 to October 1943.

And just to finally make it all seem completely normal, he did indeed make the RANK of General der Infanterie on 1 February 1944 while commanding the LV. Armeekorps(6.10.43-5.2.45).

A Knight's Cross winner.

[Ian Marotto]

he heeee I will sleep tonight unless the phone solicitors call offering me life insurance or the Noriega death squad bursts in thanks so much.... Mystery solved

Ian

Luckily for your sanity that is a nice clear legible signature of

Generalmajor (1.2.41) Friedrich Herrlein, born 27 April 1889 in Ehrenbreitstein, alive in 1958. Army 3.3.11 on

Yes, Generalmajor

Oh, it says "General der Infanterie" doesn't it?

Wellllllll, there is indeed a GOOD reason for that:

Herr Herrlein (whose brother the doctor discovered the fracture named after him )

held the position "General der Infanterie bei Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres" AS successively a Generalmajor and (1.9.42) Generalleutnant, per Keilig holding this staff JOB (not the rank, despite being the same words as the rank) from 15 February 1942 to October 1943.

And just to finally make it all seem completely normal, he did indeed make the RANK of General der Infanterie on 1 February 1944 while commanding the LV. Armeekorps(6.10.43-5.2.45).

A Knight's Cross winner.

[ian jewison]

That explains why I couldn't find him as Gen.d.Inf. in 1942

Well done Rick

/Ian